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BR0213400A - Tool and method for remotely installing a hinged bucket device around an underwater element in a marine environment - Google Patents

Tool and method for remotely installing a hinged bucket device around an underwater element in a marine environment

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Publication number
BR0213400A
BR0213400A BR0213400-4A BR0213400A BR0213400A BR 0213400 A BR0213400 A BR 0213400A BR 0213400 A BR0213400 A BR 0213400A BR 0213400 A BR0213400 A BR 0213400A
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Prior art keywords
tool
device around
remotely installing
installing
marine environment
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BR0213400-4A
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Portuguese (pt)
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Richard Bruce Mcdaniel
David Wayne Mcmillan
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Shell Int Research
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/04—Manipulators for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/502—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs
    • B63B2021/504—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers by means of tension legs comprising suppressors for vortex induced vibrations
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49718—Repairing
    • Y10T29/49732—Repairing by attaching repair preform, e.g., remaking, restoring, or patching
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49895—Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture"]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Load-Engaging Elements For Cranes (AREA)

Abstract

"FERRAMENTA E MéTODO PARA INSTALAR REMOTAMENTE UM DISPOSITIVO DE CAçAMBA ARTICULADA EM TORNO DE UM ELEMENTO SUBMARINO EM UM AMBIENTE MARìTIMO". A invenção se refere a aparelho e métodos para instalar remotamente dispositivos de redução de vibração induzida por vórtice (VIV) e dispositivos de redução de arraste (950) em estruturas alongadas (810) em ambientes de fluidos fluentes. O aparelho é uma ferramenta para transportar e instalar os dispositivos. Os dispositivos instalados podem incluir monelhas (500) em forma de caçamba articulada, cordames, carenagens (810), luvas e módulos de flutuação."TOOL AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY INSTALLING AN ARTICULATED HOPPER DEVICE AROUND AN UNDERWATER ELEMENT IN A MARITIME ENVIRONMENT". The invention relates to apparatus and methods for remotely installing vortex induced vibration reduction devices (VIV) and drag reduction devices (950) on elongated structures (810) in fluent fluid environments. The device is a tool for transporting and installing the devices. Installed devices may include hinged bucket-shaped monitors (500), rigging, fairings (810), sleeves, and float modules.

BR0213400-4A 2001-10-19 2002-10-18 Tool and method for remotely installing a hinged bucket device around an underwater element in a marine environment BR0213400A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US10/032,710 US6695539B2 (en) 2001-10-19 2001-10-19 Apparatus and methods for remote installation of devices for reducing drag and vortex induced vibration
PCT/EP2002/011713 WO2003036022A1 (en) 2001-10-19 2002-10-18 Apparatus and methods for remote installation of devices for reducing drag and vortex induced vibration

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EP (1) EP1436485B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2002346950B2 (en)
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CA (1) CA2463762A1 (en)
NO (1) NO20042036L (en)
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